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Desecration

2010-08-13 Yarra Park 3748

2010-08-13 Yarra  Park 3748

Top soil eroded from the park fills the gutters.

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Photo by Graham Shepherd

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2010-08-13 Yarra Park 3749

2010-08-13 Yarra  Park 3749

This car drove straight over the roots of this elm tree within a metre of its trunk.

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2010-08-13 Yarra Park 3751

2010-08-13 Yarra  Park 3751

A newly mulched young elm tree. The car has driven straight over the mulch.

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2010-08-13 Yarra Park 3752

2010-08-13 Yarra  Park 3752

Another car has driven straight over the roots of this elm tree passing within a metre of its trunk.

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2010-08-13 Yarra Park 3753

2010-08-13 Yarra  Park 3753

Even though this whole plantation is mulched cars drive straight over the mulch.

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2010-08-13 Yarra Park 3754

2010-08-13 Yarra  Park 3754

Two cars parking about a metre from the trunk of one small tree.

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2010-08-13 Yarra Park 3755

2010-08-13 Yarra  Park 3755

Another newly mulched tree and two cars have driven straight over the mulch within a metre or so of the trunk of the large tree.

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2010-08-28 Yarra Park 01 3823

2010-08-28 Yarra Park 01 3823

Another big game and the cars are still jammed up amongst the trees.

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2010-08-28 Yarra Park 3801

2010-08-28 Yarra Park 3801

The instructions apparently are, "Don't park within 3 metres of the trunk of a large tree. And under no circumstances park on the mulch."

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2010-08-28 Yarra Park 3802

2010-08-28 Yarra Park 3802
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